De or het pool?
de pool
magnetic pole (especially of the Earth and other celestial bodies)
/poːl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de pool
- Plural (meervoud)
- de polen, de pools
- Diminutive
- het pooltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de pool is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de polen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het pooltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze pool | deze polen |
| that, those | die pool | die polen |
| which (the … that) | de pool die … | de polen die … |
| our | onze pool | onze polen |
Meaning in English
- magnetic pole (especially of the Earth and other celestial bodies)
- electrical pole (e.g. of a battery)
- an opposing side of a principle or a doctrine
- the pile (upstanding usually fine hair) on certain fabrics, velvet or carpeting
- a gambling venture such as a football pool
- the stake involved in such a venture
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